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Reggie on Switch stock: We dramatically overdelivered.And yet, demand outpaces supply
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Mostly the part where he says they "dramatically over-delivered". How can that be the case when you spend a large part of the year struggling to get stock on the shelves?
I don't actually mind Reggie though. Yes he's a bit of a spin doctor but that's his job. I always found his predecessor Perrin Kaplan to be a bit bland in comparison. At least Reggie is usually entertaining to listen to and generally pretty enthusiastic.
Now that i think about it, Reggie's spin is probably no worse than Kaplan's. Remember when she said the Wii was a "Ferrari under the hood". lol.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Nintendo understands it perfectly well. You don't understand the concept of forecasting.
It's really not hard to see that the "over-delivered" phrase is in relation to the original plan of 2 million units for launch. They put out 2.8 million.
The thread title is cheeky bullshit. Author knew exactly what they were doing, I guess.
D.Lo
Member
Ask yourself this: Over delivered on what? What is he saying they over-delivered on?
Here's the answer: it's clear from the context he is talking about dramatically over-delivering on expectations and promises. NOT on demand.
hanspampel
Banned
Ps4 sold 4.5 million first quarter
LincolnTunnel
Member
You're ignoring the context. The quote is saying they dramatically over-delivered based on their initial allocations and analyst expectations. Not that they over-delivered in regards to actual demand for the product.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
It is your who misinterpreted the article and accusing him of bullshit and now people shouldnt jump on you? 🙄
I got that wrong. Reggie isn't lying about the Switch stock situation.
I still think he's a professional bullshit artist though. I've been listening to him for years. He never fails to entertain me with how he can turn any kind of negative about Nintendo into a positive. It's his job and he's very good at it.
Apparition
Member
They should have bought Toshiba's flash memory storage unit and used it exclusively for their own 
D.Lo
Member
He wasn't lying, or mistaken, or saying anything non-factual at all here.
hmm..
You know you can think somebody is full of shit and still not hate them right? I know he's just doing his job.
It was a breath of fresh air at the time. NOA we're pretty meek in those later Gamecube years.
half a moon
Banned
Reggie's really annoying
Maybe they should ask GAF, source of all video games-related wisdom:
(For those too lazy to count: That's an absolute majority for "Switch won't do better than the Gamecube".)
He's referencing world wide shipments. You think they sold 2.8 million at launch in the US?
Plus no one looking for one today cares about over delivery at launch.
Seems demand is starting to equalize towards supply everywhere but Japan now.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Damn, didn't think this would cause so much offence. It's true though, isn't it? I doubt Nintendo had high expectations after the Wii U failure. The Switch being the kind of console it is, there was never a guarantee it was going to do well and things could have gone either way. Nintendo set their expectations accordingly. Now that the thing is out, while it's not setting any sales records, it actually doing really well. More so than Nintendo first thought it could and hence why in terms of sales they overdelivered relative to sales expectations. This has also meant that they've underestimated demand, which has contributed to the supply issues. Is that hard to understand?
Maybe they should ask GAF, source of all video games-related wisdom:
(For those too lazy to count: That's an absolute majority for "Switch won't do better than the Gamecube".)
Yeah shame on GAF for misinterpreting their crystal balls.
This.Maybe they should ask GAF, source of all video games-related wisdom:
(For those too lazy to count: That's an absolute majority for "Switch won't do better than the Gamecube".)
See also: lukewarm hype response to NES Classic until a few weeks before launch, then massive complaints there wasn't enough stock.
Maybe they should ask GAF, source of all video games-related wisdom:
(For those too lazy to count: That's an absolute majority for "Switch won't do better than the Gamecube".)
And this is why I actually think the Xbox One X will be a surprising success.
People can't read through salt lenses I guess.
dragonfart28
Banned
Over delivered can imply 'doing a good job' and that certainly wasn't the case.
Oh god lol.
Let's redefine what words mean so we can hate this factually correct statement.
Did Reggie/Nintendo kill some of your dogs or what.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Iriscomeback
Member
Available in the Netherlands everywhere now, but it took awhile.
I remember the PS4 also having problems but I don't recall it was as bad as with the Switch.
I remember the PS4 also having problems but I don't recall it was as bad as with the Switch.
Its no ones fault, the product was too successful, you simply cant produce that much stock in such a short time.
Is switch the biggest launch ever?
Rellik
Member
He's not hating. Just telling the truth. He genuinely is one of the biggest bullshitters in gaming, it's kinda his job to be. But if you even dare mention that on GAF you get Nintendo fans all over your ass.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Of course you got that wrong, because you are letting your opinion of him to cause you to jump to conclusion.
People like to say stuff like this, "Nintendo fans all over your ass blah blah", "Nintendo gets a pass blah blah". At the same time, all the Nintendo haters come out of the woodwork by reading just the thread title or when there's negative or positive Nintendo news. It goes both ways. I bet when a "Nintendo fan" or whoever goes into a Sony/MS thread and says something bad about Yoshida/Spencer no one will defend that said person.........right...... That's what fans do. There's no need to point it out or make it an exclusive "Nintendo fan" thing. Because it's not. But people like to rage about anything nowadays, guess that's the cool thing to do.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
I don't get what people are upset about. Initially, Nintendo was coming in conservative, as were analysts. Their production was set up to be conservative. It turns out the system is a smash hit, so they ramped up as much as they could, but they're still not quite where they need to be despite exceeding everyone's expectations.
What's the problem again? Is it that Nintendo is doing well?
What's the problem again? Is it that Nintendo is doing well?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Reggie: "y'all need to chill"
NeoGAF: "Get heated you say?"
NeoGAF: "Get heated you say?"
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Nintendo Switch had the biggest hardware launch for a Nintendo platform and the second biggest launch for any video game platform since 1995
boiled goose
good with gravy
He should just say.
"Switch was our biggest launch ever and it still sold out. We're making switch as fast as we can. We want everyone who wants a switch to be able to buy one."
Done.
Instead of his dumbass apologetics basically telling people to stfu.
"Switch was our biggest launch ever and it still sold out. We're making switch as fast as we can. We want everyone who wants a switch to be able to buy one."
Done.
Instead of his dumbass apologetics basically telling people to stfu.
The Hermit
Member
Maybe they should ask GAF, source of all video games-related wisdom:
(For those too lazy to count: That's an absolute majority for "Switch won't do better than the Gamecube".)
This should be brought up everytime people whine about Nintendo "underdeliving"
No one saw it coming. Actually, I realized it would be huge once I realized how wrong gamers forecast game related stuff, especially when Nintendo is involved. The Wii, brain training, nintendogs...
IlGialloMondadori
Member
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Monkeyball
Banned
Ohhhh snap!
You do know who topped NDP last month, right?
Vanguard771
Member
A 40% increase over initial forecast is a pretty big jump. Nintendo must have been using some pretty pessimistic analysts.
What I know is that I still couldn't walk into a store here and pick one up. Six months after launch.
oliverandm
Member
I am still a bit cautious in terms of establishing a belief in the longterm succes of the Switch. They are doing really well now, and hopefully the outflow of great titles continue, but there is a part of me that still thinks that most of the numbers consist of Wii U owners who migrated early. Hope to God I am wrong, because I am also aware that many have found new interest in Nintendo solely because of the Switch as hardware. I am still waiting to see what their plan is for 2018. But I hope the Switch continue to sell well. That just means more great titles available! I know Animal Crossing and Pokémon will clear store shelves, så there is still software to keep momentum!
Royce McCutcheon
Junior Member
This forum is at it's best when Nintendo is on fire, you can tell it turns peoples stomachs to see Ninty successful again lol. People playing dumb for fun now.